Product InformationEmbark on a desperate rescue mission for your brother who vanished in theHimalayas. After searching eerie villages and ancient monasteries trackingdown leads you climb the steep faces of Chomolonzo to discover his fate. As you climb higher the mountain itself becomes an enemy. Prone to the travails of altitude sickness and oxygen deprivation you may notbe able to tell the difference between real enemies and hallucinations.Cursed Mountain’s advanced graphics place you in arealistic Himalayan environment taking full advantage of the control system asyou immerse yourself in ancient traditions and horrifying rituals.Product Features Places the player in a realistic Himalayan environment As players ascend the mountain they will clearly see the summit in the distance a looming reminder of their final destination Designed to mimic the physical aspects of sacred prayer rituals mantras and gestures of Buddhism combat is compromised of gestures that release spirits from their curse Players climb to the top to discover the fate of their brother as well to stop the curse that’s interrupting Samsara - the Buddhist concept of reincarnation
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Designed Specifically for the Wii
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Places the player in a realistic himalayan environment
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As players ascend the mountain , they will clearly see the summit in the distance, a looming reminder of their final destination
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Designed to mimic the physical aspects of sacred prayer rituals, mantras, and gestures of Buddhism, combat is compromised of gestures that release spirits from their curse
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Players climb to the top to discover the fate of their brother as well to stop the curse that?s interupting Samsara - the Buddhist concept of reincarnation
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40 of 41 found the following review helpful:
A great gameAug 28, 2009
By duke_87 I wasn't sure what to expect when I got this, but I'm now thoroughly impressed. Things started out slow, but creepy, and only continue to ratchet up from there. The setting is so perfect for a horror game that, in hindsight, it's really shocking that no one has thought to set a survival horror game in this setting before.
I've been playing this about 2hours a day for the last three days and it's one of the few games in recent memory that I hate to put down. It's a real page turner.
Impressive graphics for the Wii and sensible use of the Wii's unique controls, with a great spooky setting and an engaging story earns this 5 stars in my book.
31 of 33 found the following review helpful:
One of the better games on the WiiSep 05, 2009
By Bob Cursed Mountain is one of the better games you'll find on the Wii, a console that is plagued with shovel ware. The game's setting is fairly unique on the console with a lot of care obviously given to the design. The game also does a good job creating that eerie, solitary atmosphere.
The game play, however, consists mostly of going from one set of empty rooms to another set of empty rooms looking for items, so it gets rather repetitive. Fighting ghosts requires motion gestures, which can get very frustrating -- especially as the game progresses, since more and more gestures have to be chained together. The game wisely narrows the gestures down to a simple set of four, but recognition of the thrusting motion is rather iffy, and I found myself often having to attempt a gesture combo over and over.
There is a handful of boss fights that present fun challenges, and there's enough story to move the game forward, with some mature themes thrown in further on in the game for good measure. The game locked up on me several times, but there are plenty of checkpoints in the game, so that is not a huge issue. You will occasionally have to sit through some cut-scenes or repeat some basic activity before retrying after a checkpoint, though.
If you enjoy the horror genre, Cursed Mountain has enough polish that I'd recommend giving it a chance.
17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
To Bardo and BackSep 06, 2009
By Amazonian I'm glad that I overcame my initial hesitancy to buy Cursed Mountain, because the past several days I've found myself unable to do much else besides play this game. There are several challenges that the mountain gave which were quite enjoyable, and some intense battles with ghosts and demons. The creators did a solid job integrating the Wii remote into the game, and made use of the speaker in a fun way. Throughout the game you do have to combine different movements during combat which initially caused problems. Often the game/sensor bar would not pick up the gestures, and it was not until the end that I seemed to find the correct rhythm/ movement needed. The M rating seems a bit of a stretch, but there was a very brief moment that brought in an adult theme. If you are looking for blood and gore, this is not the game for you. Something to also keep in mind is that it is a short game (it took me about 15 hrs.) and so far there does not seem to be much replay value (no change in gameplay/ extras/ etc. ). The positives far outweigh those aspects though. The storyline made it hard to walk away, and I have to say I love how they utilized the spooky side of Buddhism. Overall Cursed Mountain ranks up there with my favorite Wii games.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Eerie atmosphere; excellent background sounds; original story and location - for $20!?!?!Dec 22, 2009
By Stuff My Cat Wants NOW!!! I am standing in a barely light room looking at the ancient Buddhist murals that seem to dance in the flickering light from the candles on the prayer table. In the background, I can hear the wind howling outside - mixed with the noises of the burning candles, slamming shutters, and... voices that are either chanting for my death or moaning in pain. After taking a few seconds to enjoy the eeriness and atmosphere (and being prodded by the on screen character ("Tea break is over, Eric", he says is a nice crisp British accent)), I slowly move on to the next room with dread and a sense of unease. After all, I originally broke the magic seal on this house as I could hear a woman inside sobbing and pleading for help. No one was there of course and instead I find myself once again all alone in an abandoned house in an abandoned town located 18,000 feet in the Himalayans.
Welcome to Cursed Mountain, where you will have to explore realistic locations set in the Himalayans to find your lost brother. The "finding a lost relative" hook has been run into the ground - but this game is one of the more original concepts to come to the Wii. The story and game play are well executed and create a fun but extremely eerie game. Every aspect of this game is intelligent and therefore never insults your intelligence. There are no "Yeah, right" moments.
The real star of the game is of course is the atmosphere created by the sights and sounds of the game. This is a game best played slowly - enjoying every little detail - in total dark (Party game this is not!) Honestly the background noises are the best executed noises I have ever heard in a game - and it is all done by incidental noises and not by music; explosions; etc. At one point, I realized that the sounds I thought were my footsteps weren't when the noises continue after I stopped walking. The fact I turned around with dread is credit to the programmers.
The voice work is great but is sometimes hard to understand as the voices either have accents; are whispering; or are drowned out by the background noises. I HIGHLY suggest using the option to have subtitles from the start. I did not realize subtitles were available until I was 4 hours into the game. I actually restarted as I kept missing key pieces of the game (spirits that I thought were just mumbling or chanting were actually saying things).
While not everything is interactive, the details included in the towns are amazing. You can look up during most of the game and see the summit (where logic tells you is where your brother is). The only issue I saw with the graphics is that the smoke / mist that seem to envelop everything becomes pixilated sometimes - not a big deal though. The characters move smoothly (and for those who complain about the slow movement of the characters - you are playing in a location 3 miles above sea level with low oxygen - if Eric sprinted around the town, it would actually distract from the realism).
Gameplay does take place in dark areas for affect. To its credit, the game does allow you to adjust the brightness by pressing the "1" button on the remote. I found that I did need to occasionally adjust the brightness - usually I explored a room in the normal darkness but then went back to explore again with a little more light (and did find things that originally appeared to be shadows).
I do have to subtract 1 start for the game's controls and camera control. When combat begins (which is done with mythical items and gestures and not with an AK-47 that just happened to be lying around), the camera angle switches to a first person view. You will quickly learn how to flick the nunchuk control to correct any bad camera angles. You "fight" by placing a cursor on the spirit of the tortured monk or Sherpa. The problem is that it is not uncommon for the cursor not to appear. You will spend too many precious seconds flinging around the Wiimote to find the cursor - sometimes with it never appearing. Friendly suggestion #3 is to press the "C" button to activate the third eye before entering a new area or starting combat. You can then center the cursor on the screen. Then when you fight, do not move the Wiimote - instead use the stick on the nunchuk to move your character. This helps in almost all cases except where the ghost appears via a long cut scene. I agree that it is frustrating to die not from being surprised by a spirit but from not being able to waggle the remote fast enough to find the cursor.
For $20 - seriously!!! Please do yourself a favor and get this game. Yes there are some control issues but the gameplay offsets this problem. I am so surprised that this game is not selling more copies. For those who complain about the shovelware problem of the Wii, please support original and intelligent games like Cursed Mountain.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Maybe not for everyone but worthwhile for those with patienceNov 06, 2009
By Phantasmagoria I have been playing this in the middle of the night when the family goes to bed with some candles lit and the lights off. The experience is akin to reading a book with a vague but enticing plot with motion controls and CSTICK exploration. The attention to accuracy is exceptional and the sense of isolation and dread this game invokes in the right environment is downright creepy. Wii graphics have rarely looked better particularly the climbing scnes and a big plus for me is the excellent sound design throughout. The controls are not broken nor butter smooth just functional and implemented to push you down a fairly linear story that dodges, and weaves, and satisfies. I am surprised to find a game like this on the Wii as the market for titles with this much reading, factual history, and introspection required of its participants is almost microscopic. Give it a chance you might like it we need more like Cursed Mountain on every system anyway.
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